2024 Educational Workshop, Annual Meeting & "DO 6" Awards
OCTOBER 10 & 11, 2024Each year, PA Route 6 Alliance brings community leaders and tourism professionals from across the 11 County PA Route 6 Heritage Region together in its “Heritage Community of the Year” for two full days of learning, networking, and celebrating Pennsylvania’s scenic Route 6.
Honesdale was presented with the “Heritage Community Of The Year” Award in 2023. Their mission to work to promote, build, and invest in their community can be witnessed while passing through, but we invite you to join us to experience Honesdale with your feet on the ground! Our Educational Workshop will feature a walking tour of Downtown Honesdale, which includes part of our Public Art & Mural Trail.
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Registration
Location: 6th & River, 525 Church Street, Honesdale, PA 18431
9:00AM – 9:30AM
Educational Workshop
9:30AM – 12:00PM
Stourbridge Line Train Ride
Enjoy an hour and a half train ride through the Pocono Mountains and learn about the Birthplace of the American Railroad while eating lunch prepared by Market 13.
Location: 812 Main Street, Honesdale, PA 18431
Arrive to station by 12:45PM
Train Ride 1:00PM – 2:30PM
Walking Tour
Enjoy a walk tour through the streets of Honesdale lead by Sandi Levens and James Hamill.
Meet at: 12th Street, Honesdale, PA 18431
4:30PM – 5:00PM
Runaway Train Brewery Dinner
Dinner Buffet & Hors D’oeuvres, Live Music, Darts, Pool Table
Location: 2 Chapel Street, Honesdale, PA 18431
5:00PM
Friday, October 11, 2024
Registration
Location: 6th & River, 525 Church Street, Honesdale, PA 18431
9:00AM – 9:30AM
Annual Meeting & “DO 6” Awards
9:30AM – 12:25AM
Lunch prepared by Mustard Seed Cafe
12:30PM
Saturday, October 12, 2024
& Sunday, October 13, 2024
The PA Route 6 Artisan Trail is partnering with the Greater Honesdale Partnership for a Maker’s Market during their Harvest & Heritage Days!
Join us in Downtown Honesdale for our Annual Harvest and Heritage Days. There will be vendors and artisans lining Main Street 10am-4pm.
- Hayrides will be available Saturday and Sunday from 10-4pm.
- A Corn Shucking Contest Sunday 10am-2pm.
- Pumpkin Painting Station for the kids both Saturday and Sunday 10am-2 pm.
- Wood Carving Demonstrations from 10am-2pm.
Annual Meeting Countdown
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NEWSROOM LINKS
Harvest & Heritage Days
The Greater Honesdale Partnership brings together the community for fun, entertainment, and enrichment.
The Stourbridge Line
Experience a relaxing, scenic train excursion in vintage railroad coaches along the Lackawaxen River Valley!
"DO 6" Awards Nominations
THANK YOU FOR SUBMITTING YOUR "DO 6" AWARD NOMINATIONS
The PA Route 6 Alliance has closed nominations for the 14th annual “DO 6” Awards. These awards recognize individuals, groups, projects and communities that exemplify and advance the Alliance’s mission of protecting, preserving and promoting the scenic, cultural, historic and recreational resources across the 11-county corridor of PA Route 6.
Deadline to submit nominations was June 15, 2024, by any individual or group. Award winners will be notified upon selection and awards will be presented at the PA Route 6 Annual Meeting and “DO 6” Awards Program on September 20th in Honesdale, PA.
NOMINATION CATEGORIES:
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Presented to a person or agency who exemplifies outstanding leadership and advances our mission through heritage development.
HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP AWARD: Presented to a group, person or organization that has demonstrated excellence in historic preservation, cultural preservation, interpretation, and/or education through cross-corridor thinking and interagency cooperation.
HERITAGE TOURISM AWARD: Presented to a business or project that furthers economic and tourism development while respecting the heritage and cultural resources of the PA Route 6 Corridor.
ARTISAN OF THE YEAR AWARD: Presented to an artist or artisan group that exemplifies the goals of the PA Route 6 Artisan Trail program showing regional thinking and cooperation while promoting the arts along the corridor.
HERITAGE LEADERSHIP AWARD: Presented to a person(s), business or organization for meaningful contributions and/or through partnerships, by enriching our communities through landscape initiatives or historic preservation.
HERITAGE COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR: Presented to the designated Heritage Community, who are embracing their Heritage Tourism Work Plans and implementing worthwhile projects and showing impacts and results.